Ground Name: | Ashford Road |
Country: | England |
Location: | Eastbourne, Sussex |
Establishment: | 1866 (first recorded match) |
Year1: | 1867 & 1873 |
Club1: | Sussex |
Year2: | 1857 - 1879 |
Club2: | Eastbourne |
Date: | 28 August |
Year: | 2010 |
Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/461.html Ground profile |
Ashford Road was a cricket ground in Eastbourne, Sussex. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1857, when Eastbourne played a United All-England Eleven.[1] Sussex played Kent in the grounds first first-class match. The second and final first-class match held at the ground was played in 1873 and was between Sussex and Kent.[2] The final recorded match held on the ground came in 1879 when the Eastbourne played E Christian's XI. The site is today occupied by buildings.